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Originally Posted by sg1987
It seems obvious to me that a Christian who is peaceful, loving, and tolerant of others is being obedient to his faith. A hate filled murderous Christian has departed from the teachings of Christ.
It also seems obvious to me to me that a Muslim that is zealous in the slaughter of infidels, who will not convert, is being obedient to his faith. A moderate Muslim who is tolerant of others has departed from his faith.
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I generally agree with this statement and the reality troubles me.
Question - Why is our country compelling Israel to negotiate with an entire people that are committed to their destruction? Is Israel not a metaphor for our future? Would we negotiate with people who regularly fired rockets at us and celebrated with abandon over the slaughter of our innocents? The USA dealing with Fattah is a sham. Hamas was elected by the Palestinians. The entire Palestinian people either overtly or covertly seek the destruction of Israel. This people has chosen their fate. They love death and so they shall have it.
The problem isn't the settlements, either - Those are silly half measures. The Palestinian people should all be pushed into Jordan, Syria and Egypt. Forced out. The entire area used to be Trans Jordan - Jordan is Palestine. Pushing the Palestinians beyond the general reach of Greater Israel should have happened in 1967 if not sooner. Condi and Bush were wrong to compell Israel to surrender the Gaza to the Hamas thugs. Forced out - Any other nation on the planet would do the same. We did so with the Indians and they were mere distractions and pests in comparison to the Palestinians.
As I observe and from what I read, Islam - when it is practiced - converts people into animals - the more thorough their commitment the more hateful the animal. The religion controls its adherents with threats and fear - It herds them like goats - cowers them into silence. They say nothing, they do nothing against the thugs. The Koran is written in this manner and that is how Muhammad lived his life and practiced his religion. He ruled with the sword. The religion was embraced as a brutish means of intimidation and political survival among the various Arabian communities of the 7th century – It was
Embrace Islam or die. It was also a flattering racism for the Arab people - Islam said they were chosen; they were special. Read any of Robert Spencer's material or visit
http://jihadwatch.org/ Better yet, read the Koran – It’s a relatively short book. One won't get too far before the global manifesto becomes clear.
Where does this proposition lead? It may indeed lead to outlawing the religion entirely and to massive deportations. Outrageous you say? Will you think so when the riots arrive here in the U.S.? Or, will you think so when a "
practicing Muslim" fulfills his or her duty with a WMD strike in one of our major cities? The only acceptable Islam that I feel comfortable having as my neighbor is
an Islam that isn't practicied faithfully. And, how satisfactory is that?
To be frank, I'm not entirely comfortable with even a passive Islam when one considers the possibility that at any time my neighbors' children may decide
to start practicing their religion...as we see it starting to be practiced in Europe; and as it has been practiced in and around Israel since the 1940s.
And, as it was practiced yesterday on our five soldiers in Baghdad.
Three Soldier Dad...Chuck
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